The Artifact Forger from the Beginning of Collapse

However, Chen Li didn't care.

From then on, civilizations became independent.

Chen Li can freely unleash his imagination in the previous civilization, and the current civilization, since the second collapse, will not undergo any disturbing changes due to the changes in the previous civilization.

But it's that simple; you only need to use the disconnect function.

The combination of different elements has its own charm.

Chen Li only needs to pay the price; all other situations that might cause time paradoxes or historical contradictions will be resolved by the Wanxiang Judgment.

The power of this wondrous object...it's reassuring!

Of course, the cost was indeed considerable.

But after everything seemed to be over, Chen Li swung his scissors again.

This time, the landing point was before the second Honkai Impact 2rd occurred. To be precise, it was before Sirin became the Herrscher of the Void, eliminated all the experimental personnel in the Tower of Babel, but was not seduced by the Honkai consciousness, arrived at the birthplace of the Emperor-class Honkai Beast Ashva, tore apart her human heart, and completely became the Herrscher of the Void.

This time, Chen Li chose "severance" after cutting the cord. Since it was the second time he used it, it only took Chen Li three years of his life.

But those two cuts turned the second collapse into a photograph that Chen Li cropped out.

Then Chen Li grabbed the photo, turned around, and ran away, escaping this void.

Just as Chen Li had expected, when he grasped this history and brought it into reality, the photograph began to fade, returning to the river of time as if ice were melting in water.

"This won't do. I've worked so hard for so long, of course I should get something in return." Chen Li slowly took out a photo album and inserted the fading photo into it.

The world seemed to pause for a moment, yet it also seemed as if nothing had happened.

But Cecilia felt as if her life had stopped flowing.

Time and spacetime... have been paused.

Moreover, Cecilia also felt a sense that it was about to end.

At this moment, Chen Li slowly walked towards Sirin and Cecilia.

"I'm sorry to have kept you waiting," Chen Li said with a hint of apology.

"What do you want from us? Or is it that saving us isn't difficult for you?" Cecilia asked wearily.

"I've come to you to ask what choice you're going to make," Chen Li said.

"choose?"

“That’s right. Don’t you all feel a sense that this is about to end?” Chen Li asked.

"Yes, but what is this?"

"It's just another opportunity. I'm pulling you into a special time period now. Nothing here will be recorded by time. When time ends, those who are meant to die will still die, and those who are meant to have regrets will still have regrets. You can think of this space as an Easter egg." Chen Li said, showing the photo album to Cecilia and Sirin.

This "Easter egg" time is actually the preparation time for the strange object in Chen Li's hands.

“This photograph is a piece of history, and I’ve placed it inside this artifact. This gives you another option: to travel to a world with a fictional history. There, time stands still before the Herrscher of the Void, Sirin, slaughtered the Tower of Babel experimenters but before she was fully swayed by the Honkai consciousness and became the true Herrscher of the Void. You still have a chance to make another choice,” Chen Li said.

“This…” Cecilia could not comprehend this power.

"You can also call it... [If]."

"If Sirin had only slaughtered those damned Tower of Babel experimenters, but hadn't been corrupted by the Honkai consciousness and hadn't completely joined the Honkai camp, but instead become a Herrscher fighting for humanity like Welt... and then she met you—Cecilia—in her subsequent adventures. Do you think such a world would be wonderful?" Chen Li asked.

"...This is just a fictional world." Cecilia shook her head.

"You can't understand it that way. Although it did borrow the power of fiction, the world is real. This is a parallel world created under the name of 'what if,' just like Otto wanted to resurrect Kallen." Chen Li looked at Cecilia, who was "slandering" his artifact, with dissatisfaction.

This is a rare item with a one-star rating.

A one-star artifact crafted at the cost of 50 crystals.

It is constructed by combining fictional historian entries with entries such as "memory" and "consciousness" from Yu Duchen.

The reason this artifact can become a one-star artifact for only 50 crystals is because its requirements are too strict, and the number of parallel worlds it can create is limited.

In other words, the negative effects are so great that they extend the limits of power in the opposite direction. Just like the Pleasure Dice.

There are two requirements for its use: a photo and a name.

The photograph is something Chen Li just brought out from the river of time, something that carries this historical memory.

Of course, it's not that Chen Li is required to spend more than ten years every time to use the Myriad Phenomena Severing Technique to cut through the river of time and sever history. There are ways with a lower cost, but Chen Li doesn't know how to do them now.

The name is of utmost importance... and the name of Chen Li's first photo is "The Second Collapse".

That's right, what's needed to name the photos are the keywords that Chen Li extracted from the events.

If Chen Li doesn't extract the "keyword" from the current event, then he'll need to expend even more effort to construct a sentence using other keywords—for example, if the Herrscher of the Void wasn't seduced by the Honkai, but instead joined the human camp and encountered a woman who could become his mother.

More importantly, all of the above text needs to be dyed with Miracle Crystal.

However, the terms extracted from the current event do not need to be colored.

Perhaps this is the difference between a five-star "exclusive weapon" and a permanent five-star weapon?

"So what kind of choice are you referring to?"

Cecilia, as someone who is on the verge of death, you have the option to bring your memories into a parallel world. This is a privilege only available when a parallel world is first created.

"Oh, Your Majesty, don't look at me. You have to go in. This is a world I created specifically to atone for your sins. If you don't go, there will be no protagonist." Chen Li pinched the cheek of Xilin, who was exhausted but still had a breath left.

“But…” Cecilia looked at Siegfried, who was surrounded by plants she had summoned with the Black Abyss White Flower, with some reluctance.

“Mr. Siegfried won’t die, so he doesn’t need to go. Besides, going to a parallel world is just one option; the other is to take a nap. Someone will wake you up in a dozen years. With Cecilia’s strength, winning the resurrection match is very easy,” Chen Li said.

“I choose the latter,” Cecilia said firmly.

Cecilia still has people she cares about in this world, and she cannot so easily give up her ties to this world.

“Miracle is right. The longer you live in a world, the more deeply you become entangled in cause and effect. The best time to break free from the cause and effect of a world is before you are even born.” Chen Li was not surprised at all when he heard Cecilia’s choice.

"Well... goodbye, Your Majesty. Oh, no, as a price, you will all forget me, including you. I hope you are happy in another world." Chen Li squatted down in front of Xilin and waved to her.

The moment Sirin's consciousness faded, she had no choice but to passively make a choice: to go to that parallel world.

In fact, throughout the entire Second Honkai Impact 2rd, people who sacrificed themselves, regardless of the reason, would be passively chosen to enter a parallel world and live again in another world.

This is why Chen Li said he was atoning for Xilin's sins.

Of course, Chen Li didn't just act on impulse and recklessly spend a lot of money to create this strange object.

Because something so miraculous is bound to produce a miracle card!

Chen Li looked at the two Miracle Cards floating in front of him and was extremely satisfied.

The Miracle Card requirement for the beginner quests is finally met!

Moreover, with this extraordinary item, there will undoubtedly be a steady stream of more customers with similar needs providing Chen Li with Miracle Cards!

Creating a world with "xx" was something Chen Li couldn't even imagine—that this strange object would have no market.

However, Chen Li's happiness didn't last long, because...

"Your Majesty, can you please let go? You're about to die..." Chen Li pleaded, looking at Xilin, who was staring intently at him and clinging to his clothes with her last bit of strength.

Chen Li always felt that Xilin's expression seemed to say: I will always be watching you! Forever!

Chen Li subconsciously felt that he might have done something to wrong Xilin.

Chen Li thought to himself that he hadn't lied to her about his body.

Could it be that she discovered that I had made several teeth marks on her Herrscher core?

No way...

He still felt that he had been deceiving the other party from beginning to end, so he was resentful.

It doesn't seem like it, because Chen Li just saw the same unwillingness on the other Otto's face, which is completely different from the look in Xilin's eyes now.

"Oh, I see. You want one last hug, right? Well, in the parallel world, you won't have a temporary companion as handsome as me." Chen Li understood everything, and then, under Cecilia's rather worried gaze, he took Sirin from Cecilia's arms and gave her a gentle hug.

But the next moment, Chen Li felt a chill on his ear.

"Ouch, why are you biting my ear?!"

145

Chapter 145 Sirin: You...have other queens?!

[Playing with the Lords by Lighting the Beacon Fires]: You, King You of Zhou, have toyed with the fate of an entire civilization for your own selfish desires. I, King You of Zhou, would like to call you the strongest!

Effect 1: Allows free manipulation of a civilization's timeline, accelerating, decelerating, pausing, or rewinding. It can even create simulated parallel timelines to observe the civilization's development under different choices. (Using this effect consumes Civilization Points.)

Effect 2: Can awaken the collective consciousness of a civilization to help better control its development (this effect consumes a large amount of civilization points) and grant the user a special attack against collective consciousness. As long as the user lives, the collective consciousness will always remain a mere prince!

Effect 3: Can be used to forge rare items.

(Civilization Points: Replenished by interfering in or dominating key moments in a civilization's historical events)

[Fictional Historian]: Editing history, fabricating history, creating history!

Effect 1: By consuming Fiction Value, a fragment of a certain object/person's past can be brought back to the other party, restoring their former abilities, injuries, illnesses, hobbies, moods, etc.

Effect 2: By gazing at any object/person, you can read their historical footage to obtain memory fragments. Once enough fragments are collected, a complete historical event can be pieced together. (This requires consuming Fiction Points and entering the other person's mind... but there are no specific requirements on how to do so. Even assaulting them will work.)

Effect 3: Can be used to forge rare items.